A new study is turning one of the strangest ideas in relativity into a powerful bridge between spacetime physics and...

A new study has brought an unexpectedly familiar shape into one of celestial mechanics’ most demanding laboratories: the rose. In...

A new study from Stanford researchers proposes an explanation for one of the most puzzling discoveries in exoplanet science: how...

This article presents ShortSCOPE, a compact optical force-balanced seismometer designed for planetary missions. Key points Purpose: Detect seismic activity and...

A new optical seismometer designed for the Moon and small asteroids could transform how scientists listen to worlds beyond Earth....

A new electric ignition system could help transform the way small spacecraft engines start in orbit, replacing catalyst-dependent technology with...

Diffusion usually appears to be one of nature’s most impartial processes: particles wander randomly, and over time their motion spreads...

A comet has been caught in the act of “photo-bombing” an astronomical image, and its unexpected appearance is offering scientists...

A few atoms forged in the violent death of distant stars may be hiding beneath the Moon’s gray, seemingly lifeless...

JWST has uncovered another surprise in the early Universe: the mysterious “little red dots” may not be isolated, starless points...